In the wilderness of the Land of Fire, Naruto was having an outdoor barbecue.
Besides Naruto, the participants in the barbecue included an unidentified bird, a wild boar, and a rabbit.
They were all unfortunate victims struck by Wind Release while Naruto trained his wind-nature Chakra, accidentally joining Naruto's lavish lunch.
Naruto expressed his deepest apologies, then tearfully ate several more large bowls.
Similar scenes had played out countless times over the past half month. The leftover meat was packed up and sold in nearby towns, earning Naruto a modest profit and filling up his not-so-wealthy little coffers.
Besides growing his wallet, he had gained many new insights into Wind Release ninjutsu and modified his techniques.
For instance, he expanded the casting range of standard Wind Release ninjutsu, reduced the size and power of the Rasenshuriken, and enhanced its speed.
Naturally, none of this would have been possible without Danzo's help. Fighting a Wind Release master like Danzo had benefited Naruto immensely, and his Sharingan had copied quite a few powerful Wind Release ninjutsu.
After lunch, Naruto extinguished the fire and took the Scroll of Seals from a sealing scroll.
Compared to his daily training in taijutsu and ninjutsu, attempting to break the seals on the Scroll of Seals was his true daily assignment. He had coveted the ninjutsu recorded within for a long time.
Soon, half an hour passed. Naruto put away the Scroll of Seals and looked around alertly.
The Scroll of Seals contained a tracking formula. Under normal circumstances, he could block tracking ninjutsu, but while breaking the seal, that interference would temporarily fail, allowing those Anbu to find him.
That was also why he had given up on teaming up with Shisui and had Shisui head to the Land of Whirlpools first.
The Anbu would not